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Directed by Steven Spielberg, Catch Me If You Can tells the true story of Frank Abagnale Jr. – a man (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) who, even before his 19th birthday, had successfully conned millions of dollars.

In his series Films of Meaning DarkJade has already mentioned Steven Spielberg in his Amistad review so by now you’re conversant with this director’s amazing work. Moreover, his last review was The Aviator in which Leonardo DiCaprio also did a brilliant work. Well, inspired by both his reviews I thought I should share this film with you.

Considering most of you who watched this film remember its opening title sequence (I know I do because I find it very amusing) I’ll make a quick reference to Motion Design which is a subset of graphic design where graphic design principles are used in a filmmaking or video production context through the use of animation or filmic techniques. More about this in Spectretown.

Every now and then a Film is Made, where it feels like a Piece of your Culture’s History has been Potentially Represented…

Such was the case with The Aviator… As I am an American.

But in Truth, I do believe, Howard Hughes’ Impact Reached Much Further than just The United States.

When Director Martin Scorsese set out to do this Film, he had no idea how Large the Scope would be… Not until he started to work on the film, and quickly realized how Large everything was that Hughes Touched…

From his Film Hell’s Angels, which literally took years to make, and Millions upon Millions upon Millions of dollars… (I own this Film by the way, it is Simply Awesome)

To Dating the Biggest Stars of the time (Yes, that’s Gwenn Stefani Playing Jean Harlow)

And Ava Gardner (Played Exceptionally Well By Kate Beckinsale)

And even Katherine Hepburn, who he actually appeared to have loved…

Now Katherine Hepburn was Played by Cate Blanchett, and let me tell you, she Played This Role to the Hilt…

As Apparently a Few Others seemed to feel as well…

More Specifically, a Guy Named Oscar…

But Larger than all of that, was The Hercules…

Better Known as “The Spruce Goose“…

But in truth, it wasn’t a Specific Plane that was so Huge to Howard Hughes… It was Aviation itself that seemed to Captivate him in the Deepest Way…

More than the Money… More than the Fame… One Might say, more than Life itself…

The Man Just Loved anything, and all things, related to Aviation.

Which leads us to the Actor Who Played the Infamous Howard Hughes…

None other than the Star Powered, Leo (Leonardo) DiCaprio

A Man who knows a bit about being in the Spotlight just about as well as any other Human, after his Overwhelming Success with James Cameron’s Titanic…

And he was Truly Tremendous in this…

But I can go on and on about how Powerful the Acting Performances are in this Film…

And how Martin Scorsese, once again, takes us into another World…

Another time…

And The Music…

Don’t even get me started about the Music… Howard Shore’s Film Score is Utterly Epic…

And Simply Sweeping…

Yes, it’s True…

All of the Essential Pieces to pull off a Film of this Magnitude and Scope were in place…